Energy, Environment & Sustainability
News items focusing on evolving technologies and steps taken to create a sustainable industry and minimize environmental impact.
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NLMK to Equip Blast Furnace Operations with Highly Efficient Dust Collection System
25 August 2014 - NLMK Group announced its commitment to construct a modern modular dust collection system at its Lipetsk production site to treat off-gases from blast furnace No. 4 (BF-4).
Gerdau's Sayreville Mill Earns International Energy Certification
14 August 2014 - The Gerdau Long Steel North America steel mill in Sayreville, N.J., is the first North American steel mill to be awarded ISO 50001 certification, an international distinction that recognizes the mill’s energy management system.
Edwards’ Degassing System Brings Environmental, Economic Benefits to Italian Steel Manufacturer
31 July 2014 - Edwards has installed a modular steel degassing system in a large steel producer in Italy, replacing an existing steam ejector system which had high running costs and energy usage.
NSK Releases 2013 Sustainability Achievements
23 July 2014 - NSK Americas (NSK) has released its 2013 sustainability achievements, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to environmental protection.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Equipping Its Power Plant with Modern Boiler
18 July 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava is continuing with its plans for modernization. Its subsidiary ArcelorMittal Energy Ostrava has just signed a contract to build a new fluidized bed* boiler.
Siemens to Modernize Off-Gas Cleaning System in Tata Steel's Converter Steel Plant
15 July 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Tata Steel to modernize the secondary emission system in LD2 shop in Jamshedpur, India.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Cuts Emissions with US$74 Million Boiler Investment
30 May 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava, Czech Republic, is to build a new boiler as part of a US$150 million modernization program for the steelmaker’s power plant.
ArcelorMittal Celebrates Groundbreaking Plan for East Nimba Nature Reserve
30 May 2014 - ArcelorMittal Liberia has announced a major landmark in its environmental program — the first-ever management plan for the East Nimba Nature Reserve (ENNR), a unique microclimate which is home to a number of endemic species.
NLMK Group Announces Environmental Programme 2020
30 May 2014 - NLMK Group is announcing the launch of the third stage of its environmental programme, covering the period up to 2020 (Environmental Programme 2020).
Outokumpu Wins ISSF Sustainability Award
22 May 2014 - A long-term study by Outokumpu’s chief medical officer Markku Huvinen received the Sustainability Award by ISSF (International Stainless Steel Forum) at the ISSF Annual General Meeting in Rome, Italy, on 15 May.
ISSF Gives Sustainability Awards to Outokumpu and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless
21 May 2014 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) presented its annual Sustainability Awards during the organization’s 18th conference (ISSF-18) held in Rome.
Recycling is Primary Energy Efficiency Technology for Steelmaking: U.S. EIA
16 May 2014 - The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s new “Today in Energy” brief looks at how important recycling is in the aluminum and steelmaking process.
Outotec and WWF in Partnership to Promote Green Economy in Finland
16 May 2014 - Outotec and WWF Finland have agreed on a partnership, which focuses on promoting green economy and sustainable use of natural resources.
New Gas Cleaning Plant from Paul Wurth Commissioned at SAIL’s Durgapur Plant
06 May 2014 - On 25 April 2014, Durgapur Steel Plant, belonging to the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), successfully commissioned a new gas cleaning plant (GCP) at its blast furnace No. 3.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava to Install Dust Collection Equipment at Sinter Plant
30 April 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava, Czech Republic, has signed contracts for dust collection equipment for all five cooling bands in the southern and northern part of its sinter plant.
SMS Siemag Starts Up Ecoplants Special Steel Plant at Fuxin Special Steel
08 April 2014 - Fuxin Special Steel Co. Ltd. of Taiwan successfully commissioned a steelworks supplied by SMS Siemag for manufacturing stainless steel slabs at its Zhangzhou location in the Chinese Fujian Province.
ArcelorMittal Wins Award for European Energy Efficiency Projects
02 April 2014 - ArcelorMittal Europe – flat products has been presented with an ener.con AWARD 2014 for its work in low impact steelmaking.
Siemens, Mitsui Invest in Environmental Specialist LanzaTech
27 March 2014 - The Venture Capital unit of Siemens Financial Services and central venture capital organization of Siemens (SFS VC) is investing in LanzaTech, a U.S.-based technology leader in the biological generation of fuels and basic chemicals from industrial waste gases.
DMT Commissions Coke Oven By-Product Plant for SAIL
26 March 2014 - DMT GmbH & Co. KG has put a new coke oven gas by-product cleaning plant into operation at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant.
European Steelmakers Send Letter to Lawmakers on Competitiveness, Energy and Climate Targets
12 March 2014 - 64 CEOs of the European steel industry have signed an open letter to the EU heads of state and governments who will discuss EU industrial competitiveness and energy and climate targets next week, EUROFER reports.
